2021 Aus Champs: Singles recap
Western Australia and Queensland hoisted the final trophies of the 2021 Australian Championships after an enthralling concluding day at the Broadbeach Bowls Club.
In singles action, it was Blake Nairn who sealed the title with an emphatic 25-11 victory over Tasmanian Jacob Brown.
Nairn won his opening two matches in comfortable fashion, allowing him to eye just 21 shots in his final match against Victorian Nathan Murray.
After the 24th end it was 21-15 to the Victorian, Nairn scored a four to close the gap and two ends later he sealed his place in the final despite losing the encounter, by a solitary shot.
From there, Nairn dominated the final against Brown, claiming multiples on four occasions between the eighth and 13th ends.
Nairn was emotional following the victory, thanking the support of his wife Kellie, son Noah and the Cambridge Bowling Club in his home state to help him reach such a milestone in his career.
Queensland’s Chris Rosanes claimed bronze with a 25-21 win over Murray.
Home club bowler Bolivia Millerick took home the women’s gold for Queensland with two wins and a loss in her three matches for the day.
The Emerging Jackaroo claimed a 25-4 win over eventual bronze medallist, Kate Argent-Bowden, before recording a 25-12 win over the Northern Territory’s Sarah James.
Her final game came against Western Australian Kristina Krstic, where Millerick would only need 13 shots to seal her crown.
Krstic would win the encounter 23-18 to claim her own silver, leaving the Queenslander to join her sister, Cassandra, with a gold this week.
